H.B. No. 3718
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to terms of directors of a regional mobility authority.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 370.251(c), Transportation Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (c)  Directors [If permitted under the constitution of this
  state, directors serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of
  no more than one-third of the directors expiring on February 1 of
  each odd-numbered year. If six-year terms are not permitted under
  the constitution, directors] serve two-year terms, with as near as
  possible to [the terms of not more than] one-half of the directors'
  terms [directors] expiring on February 1 of each year.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3718 was passed by the House on April
  19, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3718 was passed by the Senate on May
  10, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
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            _____________________
                   Governor